Gizzi Erskine

[justiceforcustardcreams]

I've had to work with Gizzi before and within 5 mins of meeting I knew I would never want to work with her again. She is a really terrible person. Also a lot of these food influencers are deeply unhappy people with terrible social skills. Don't let the colourful instagram shots of meals fool you.

Another insufferable one is De Lacey (sorry I know this thread is not about her) a simultaneously smug and whiny person, her true personality tends to come out when shes not interacting with fawning subscribers.

Is there anyone in London media/restaurants/leisure set that isn’t a cokehead? Even sainted Nigella admitted it (years ago obvs). I’m a super square who doesn’t indulge (was on prescription mind altering substances in my 20s so didn’t dare for one thing) but always thought that a party that needed coke to be fun was a shit party. I’m aware others enjoy. But now, with middle class drug users knowing about dealing violence, smuggling up orifices and also the cartels and poppy fields and the amount of blood (and shit) on their drugs - how is it justified? Also they could cut it with anything that could kill you. I’m arguing for legalisation and regulation aren’t I…

The hospitality industry is rife with substance abuse, its also really normalised behind the scenes. I think there are a few chefs who are trying to bring awareness to it but majority just shrug their shoulders and have a "it is what it is" attitude.

 

[goldsmithlady809]

Slightly late on this one, but it makes me so uncomfortable that she's essentially going round slating different pie and mash shops around London on her huge platform. Most don't have a social media presence to reply so her followers will take her word as gospel. Just seems unfair to me!

 

[PineappleQueen19]

She ditched her older cat for kittens? No thanks, I fucking hate it

 

[Greencatfysh]

Omg. It’s getting insane. I take the point she’s trying to make about (mostly) young people self diagnosing because of TikTok trends. But they’re getting it so wrong. Someone she’s just reposted has said that everyone is entitled to assessment. That’s the key - people can think all they like but it’s having resources to assess and diagnose them that are the issue, NOT people being more awake to their mental health/neurodivergency. It just smacks of a toddler saying “I did this before you, don’t copy me”.

Also irritating she’s reposted a message from a man talking about ADHD. Men display such different symptoms and are diagnosed far more… if she wants to get on any high horse it could be about how hard it is as a woman to be heard.

 

[TreeTrunksApplePie]

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Yeah great idea Gizzi. Let’s see how many people can be put in prison in our little social experiment. Such an out of touch moron.

 

[Satisfying Click]

The only thing I know about her is the gizz n greens pizzas which I would love to ask you guys about, am I just v low brow or do these not just look like a pizza go go number? Like they’re not the gentrified pizza type and yet not quite a dominoes?

I had one a couple of months ago just to venture out from my usual - the sauce was awful and was the dominant flavour throughout. The base of the pizza was soggy, impossible to eat by hand (I'm a weirdo who uses a knife and fork anyway) and the crust didn't taste great - I left it - and I love the crust

 

[Gingerfattie]

To all those questioning yourselves…please don’t allow her to put you off seeking assessment. All those on a wait list for assessment are on it for a reason…there’s enough evidence on initial screening to suggest they require full specialist assessment. Untreated ADHD can really make life incredibly hard for people, from their work to their relationships to just everyday functioning. Don’t let this twat, who probably was fortunate to be able to pay for an assessment, put you off.

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what a load of pseudoscientific horseshit. And also, again, what gives Gizzi the right to diagnose people she’s never met en masse? And calling people lazy in the process. Absolute twat

Who’s to say if she “did the work” to make a few lifestyle changes she might not actually have ADHD or depression either…

I’m not doing a Gizzi and diagnosing her. Just using her and the responders logic here.

Utter horse shit!

 

[heretoreaditall2019]

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She's being disingenuous on her Stories. No one has 'cancelled' her she chose to behave like a dick.

Mallika was gracious enough to send her a DM in order to point out her concerns. Many of the Twitterati would have just gone directly into her public feed.

The thing is the only non dickhead counter argument to cancel culture is that it doesn’t give people the opportunity to learn & develop, as we all should and are actively doing if we care about changing the way the world is? And Gizzi didn’t do that, she was peak stereotypical white woman what about ME???? Think of MY PAIN!!! Rather than apologising for the harms done. It’s actually mortifying to watch, all she had to do is a lil iPhone note apology saying look, I’m mortified particularly as I spent so long embedded in Thai culture* and grew such a reverence for the people & traditions so my intentions really weren’t to upset anyone and I’m sorry. I’ve made a mistake but fully intend to do better in future, and keep open minded to feedback like this, thanks guys like keep it cute it’s harder to be hard work SURELY?

* btw the fact she spent a decade in Thailand or w/e makes this WORSE as imagine how insufferable she was lol

ETA - not a foody so don’t follow these ppl so don’t know what she actually did other than confuse countries so sorry if my countries in the above are also confused!

 

[TreeTrunksApplePie]

This bit was the most inappropriate and narc like for me. It’s not about you Gizzi! Don’t make it about you either. Literally a funeral for a person you knew, and you’ve dressed in what looks like an Ann summers maid outfit.

 

[Traazers]

Did she get rid of Ponzu, the cat? He was always on her stories and now it just seems to me Mochi, Kimchi and the kittens.

I was always a big fan but unfollowed when she posted a picture saying she wanted to get back to DJing again and a follower sent her a message and her response was so obnoxious and unnecessarily rude.

how gross. she's hardly fucking calvin harris, rude cow.

 

[chocwaffle]

Sorry to be vein (possible new thread title? )

 

[PineappleQueen19]

Pro Green has said ‘sorry but our friendship is too important to me to risk anything more’ again hasn’t he

 

[EddieBeds]

Spoiler: Trigger warning - Diet culture

I noticed on quite a few posts she comments about how being ill and/or over worked/stressed is ‘good for the waistline’ or words to that effect. Not sure I’m going to word this right, so apologies but while I have empathy for those thoughts/self criticism I also find it a bit irresponsible? She has a good figure and while I know we can all feel insecure regardless of size etc with such a big platform does there come a notion of responsibility of being aware of what you’re saying/language used?

 

[Jelly Bean]

I think you’ve hit the nail on the head here. I think rather than go through that 30s maturation stage many of us go through, she’s just had an extended immature, insecure 20s, but with actual fading looks (whereas when you’re in your 20s you’re often hotter than you’ll ever be but can’t grasp it yet). That’s why she’s always borderline having a meltdown. I don’t envy her tbh.

That is interesting. I think if she could wrap her head around the fact her looks aren't fading but changing she would be happier.
I read an interesting article where the author said so many women hanker back for this perfect idealised static image they had of themselves. Usually when you were in your early twenties. Often this is what they think they should always look like, it is the 'real' them and anything else is unacceptable, not really 'you' and an admission you have 'let yourself go' and you should try to get back to that body. It is a completely unobtainable and unsustainable ideal. And leads to much unhappiness. Every stage of your life and body is the real you. A fatter, older body and face is the new real you. Not less attractive. Just different. Quite liberating really.

 

[TreeTrunksApplePie]

At least the lack of self awareness is funny. Anybody else already spotted more than once that she has loads of the left hand side traits

Even more telling, why would you even say this about yourself unless you were a raging narc?

 

[TreeTrunksApplePie]

A while ago I accidentally slated Gizzi in a ‘rave’ group, not realising the etiquette of Tattle. Aside from saying I thought her constant overly filtered duck face photos were disingenuous and she seemed vapid and self obsessed, but also that she was a shallow fat-phobic person, who much to her horror has got fat. The ravers of the group were horrified and confused I dared to call her fatphobic, but in my view The way she talks about weight and the way she hides her weight and looks sometimes is so damaging and harmful, particularly to the many people who are much bigger than her or even her size. She should be less obsessed with herself and more mindful of what she’s says with a platform like hers. Especially in this day and age when many of us realise that being a bit overweight on its own isn’t a diagnosis of anything, and that fat people can be horrendously stigmatised.

Here she is again, this isn’t the worst she’s been and she at least acknowledges she isn’t being “body positive”. Yeah no shit, you are constantly editing your pictures and taking them from angles to hide your slightly wider/curvier figure then everyone is shocked when they see you on Saturday kitchen. But she says she needs to lose it for health (what health? Oddly non specific, have you been diagnosed with something or is it just the assumption that all size 14 women get type 2 diabetes?) and mental health?! Because being what, a size 14-16 like the majority of the country just makes you so fucking miserable you can’t bear yourself?

Please step out of the public eye, stop begging for attention constantly on Instagram if you hate not being a size 8 so much Gizzi. It’s really damaging to some people outside of your little self obsessed world.

 

[TheDragonWithAFlagon]

Has she ever addressed the lip filler in her upper lip?

It's at the point of needing to be registered with Royal Mail as having a separate postcode to the rest of her, if that's what you mean.

 

[skronkywildcat]

Some food box company sent Gizzi’s mum loads of free veg and Gizzi refused to thank them unless they also paid her some money. I forget where I heard this - possibly on the Jack thread?

 

[Emmapism]

Sounds like it was your fault Gizzi. When you get to the airport you should allow enough time for technology to fail you. I print everything out as a backup. Your lack of organisation isn't the fault of BA staff.

 

[littlebananafairy]

And this will be on top of the rising fuel and food costs already experienced by people. She will then be complaining that no one is coming to her ironic greasy spoon cafe in Margate because people are struggling to pay bills. Enjoy your holiday, by all means, but it shows a complete lack of empathy to keep uploading photos of amazing beaches and sunbathing while innocent people are being forced to flee their homeland or risk certain death.